That was one of the problems with the contest.  People were asking questions that had been asked a hundred times before and posting just to get the points that came with the post. 

I was wondering just what the site would look like again after the contest and unfortunately this is it.  But then right now there really isn't any hunting going on except for ducks, geese, and small game but the draws are starting or have started for western states but from the couple of post that I started on them it doesn't look like there is any interest in them either.   

For the record, I hope to hunt tomorrow, our last day of deer season. I had planned to today, but 20* temps with 30 MPH winds convinced me to be a wuss. I plan on being out there tomorrow though and then, next week, being in Georgia on a hog hunt! 

So do you guys like the quiet forums better, or the busy craziness during the contests?

Maybe we should keep some kind of points reward system all the time? Seems like a lot of folks like the competitiveness of collecting points.

I enjoyed the contest but I didn't like a lot of the post that were made just to get points.  There were times that I logged on here and there were two pages of post that were just nonsense not to mention some of the questions that were being asked. 

The funny thing is that back in August I believe I asked a question to the members here in a post about how many would stick around after all the contest were done.  Guess what?  I haven't seen any of the posters that said that they would stick around in the last week. 

Like Critter said I liked seeing and reeding the post but to tell the truth it is nice to get a true and honest post now rather than all the bull you had to pick through. as for me the contest didnt mean a lot because as you can tell Im not much of a righter but I do comment a little. I just really like the information and sheering of the hunts.  

I've been here, and will continue to be.

Hey Smitty, I meant to ask you.  Have you actually had a chance to hunt the oryx over on the base, or just taking photos?  I have a friend over here that got drawn last year and got a really nice bull.

Said the meat was some of the best he's had.

JTapia,north zone in Ga is over south end's this saturday (15th).Went up to my lease in Ga this past week,no luck...Could'nt get a clean shot on one.The only deer that i could have got a clean one on was closer to my gun than i was.Second day we were there after still hunt'n we came in and had brunch,after brunch we sat there on my Pop's trailer porch and started play'n a game of Rook.Look'd up an a doe pass's bout 40 yard's the other side of my trailer(my trailer bout 50 yard's from us),and guess where my gun was,yep at my trailer.Pop's gun was out of reach to.The deer just shut down while we were up there,we got outa there sunday before that snow storm came thru.Here in Fla i've got till Feb 20th,i hunt on the state road 60 zone line.South of 60 ends this 23rd,north of 60 Feb...